Boy, 4, fatally shoots 18-month-old girl while watching a movie, police treating as accidental
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Posted 11:38AM on Monday, March 4, 2002
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A 4-year-old boy shot and killed an 18-month-old girl with her father's handgun as the two were watching a movie in a bedroom. <br>
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"I'm not sure how he got a hold of a gun," police spokeswoman Capt. Marie Saenz said. "It accidentally went off killing an 18-month-old child." <br>
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Police did not know if any charges would be filed in the Sunday shooting. <br>
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The children's families share an apartment. Three of the four parents were home when the shooting occurred. <br>
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"It was a handgun that the parents kept for personal protection," Detective James Flores said. The gun belonged to the girl's father. <br>
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Police did not release the names of the families involved. <br>
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